People of Pathology Podcast

Today my guest is David West, CEO and Cofounder of Proscia What we discuss with David: How he became interested in biomedical engineering and how he discovered pathology Starting Pathology Cloud and how that led to the founding of Proscia The mission of Proscia The Concentriq platform and some of its features How Concentriq can be used in both research and clinical settings The importance of inter...

Today my guest is David Tulman, Cofounder of Instapath What we discuss with David: His background in clinical trials and bio innovation The beginnings of Instapath and the original goal The origin of the name of the Luci system, and what the system can do The innovative D&E virtual staining method Some of the clinical and research applications of the Instapath system Why it is important that this...

Today my guest is Professor of Laboratory Medicine Dr Alan HB Wu What we discuss with Dr Wu: How he became interested in clinical chemistry and analytical chemistry His post doctoral work and mentors How he became interested in toxicology and teaching How he got started in writing and his writing process His six books of short stories about laboratory medicine  The plan to create a movie based on...

Today my guest is Medical Student Grace Li What we discuss with Grace: How she became interested in forensic pathology and how she decided to go to medical school Why she decided to move to the US How she heard about the Angevine Fellowship An overview of the Fellowship Her experience in each of the rotations during the fellowship Links for this episode: Health Podcast Network  LabVine Learning Th...

Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Roy Jensen What we discuss with Dr Jensen: How he decided to go to medical school and how he chose a specialty Two of his mentors early in his career, and how he was influenced by them His research work in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes How he established a Cancer Center at the University of Kansas, and some of the work that goes into that Why he thinks being a patholog...

Today my guest is Genomic Medicine Researcher Dr Heidi Rehm What we discuss with Dr Rehm: How she became interested in biology and genomics Studying the genetic basis of hearing loss, and why she thinks the cochlea is a thing of beauty How she got involved with the Broad Institute, and her work there Some of the barriers to the use of genetics in medicine Her thoughts on free data exchange among g...

Today my guest is Medical Laboratory Scientist Luis Plaza What we discuss with Luis: How he discovered the medical laboratory field while in the Navy and training to be an MLT How he discovered his passion for microbiology and earning his MLS degree How he became interested in teaching How and why he started the Let's Talk Micro podcast The different types of episode formats he uses and how he pre...

Today my guest is Dr Martin Weihrauch What we discuss with Dr Weihrauch: How he became interested in computers and computer programming Why he decided to go to medical school and how he became interested in hematology and oncology The origin of Smart In Media How Smart In Media became involved with the European Society of Pathology and the International Academy of Pathology How Smart In Media bran...

Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Fatima Carneiro What we discuss with Dr Carneiro: How her interest in pediatrics changed to pathology Her education in Angola, and some of her experiences there How she became interested in teaching How she started working on research in gastric cancer, and specifically hereditary gastric cancer Her experience as an editor for The WHO Blue Book on Tumors of the Dig...

Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Fred Bosman What we discuss with Dr Bosman: How he went from being interested in surgery to pathology His PhD in cytogenetics and why he chose to pursue this degree His experience early in his career at the University of Surinam Some other countries where he has worked, and his experiences there How he came to specialize in GI pathology How his research combines ex...

Today Dr Rodney Rohde returns to the podcast  What we discuss with Dr Rohde: How monkeypox got its name, and what type of virus it is A brief history of this virus, and typical mode of transmission The two monkeypox clades, and which is responsible for the current outbreak The 2003 monkeypox outbreak, and Dr Rohde's role in the response to it Defining epidemic, pandemic, and endemic New research i...

Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Ivan Damjanov What we discuss with Dr Damjanov: The influence his parents had on his personality and education His initial choice to study psychiatry and how he eventually found pathology Coming to the US, and his early experiences here Why he tried to stay a part of both Croatia and the US Studying developmental biology and how he met Professor Nikola Skreb How he...

Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Ralph Hruban What we discuss with Dr Ralph Hruban : The original idea for his new book, A Scientific Revolution: Ten Men And Women Who Reinvented American Medicine,  and why he chose to write it at this time How the book grew from his Hopkins at Home lecture series Why he chose to include those with a connection to Johns Hopkins The writing process, and some new th...

Today my guest is Medical Student Harry Gaffney What we discuss with Harry: How he was inspired to become a doctor at a young age His interest in microbiology His experience with parallel rural curriculum in medical school Joining the Royal Flying Doctor Service and some stories from that experience How he decided that pathology was the field for him Some of the major misconceptions about patholog...

Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Olaleke Folaranmi What we discuss with Dr Folaranmi: His early education and youth service that inspired him to become a doctor How he became interested in pathology, and his subspecialties of interest A typical day for him at Ilorin Teaching Hospital How he was interviewed for an article called Educating Beyond Borders The article he co-authored, The Influence of...

Today my guest is Pathology Resident Dr Jonathan Jacobs What we discuss with Dr Jacobs: How he switched from engineering to medicine Working as an EMT Starting in Internal Medicine and transferring to Pathology How he became interested in cytopathology Why a social media presence is important for pathology residency programs The  paper he co-authored, Pathology Trainees Gain Clinical Pathology Exp...

Today my guest is Pathologists' Assistant Lou Mendes Kramer What we discuss with Lou: How she discovered the pathologists' assistant field and forensic pathology Her experience as a PA student Working as a Medical Investigator Her previous teaching experience and how that led to her teaching at Wayne State How she became program director of the Wayne State PA program and some highlights so far Tea...

Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Kurt Schaberg What we discuss with Dr Schaberg: Why he decided to become a doctor of the specialties that were of interest to him How he became interested in pathology Why he chose to do AP only, and how he chose his fellowships His interest in teaching and his roles in residency programs Why he started Kurt's Notes and the original intent of the site Some of the f...

Today my guests are Pathologists Dr Daniel Kurtycz, Dr Julie Lemmon, and Dr Santo Nicosia from the History of Pathology Society  What we discuss with Dr Kurtycz, Dr Lemmon, and Dr Nicosia: How they became interested in pathology How they became interested in medical history and pathology history How the History of Pathology Society was started Some of the history of USCAP and the Companion meeting...

Today my guest is Dr Ori Zelichov, VP of Clinical Development at Nucleai What we discuss with Dr Zelichov: His transition from military service to medical school His early work in cancer biomarkers, and some of the companies with which he was involved  How he came to Nucleai and his role there How Nucleai combines spatial data with clinical data Spatial biology, and how it is used in image analysi...

Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Uchechukwu Brian Eziagu What we discuss with Dr Eziagu: How he decided to become a doctor and how he chose pathology Why he went on to earn a masters degree in anatomy His experience in pathology residency Some of the subspecialties that he finds interesting His research work with placentas in the setting of HIV How he got started in teaching The pathology staffing...

Today my guest is Medical Illustrator Jim Perkins What we discuss with Jim: His education in biology and geology, and his interest in paleontology How he discovered the medical illustrator field His early work as a medical illustrator, including medicolegal illustration How he got into teaching medical illustration, and some stories of students he has influenced His 27 year association with the Ro...

Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Jeffrey Ross What we discuss with Dr Ross: How he got started in medicine and pathology, and his thoughts on exposing medical students to pathology His experience during residency of handling a specimen for an estrogen receptor trial How he decided to focus on the HER2/neu gene, and some of his work in that area HER2 testing by IHC and by FISH, and which he thought...

Today my guest is Consultant Clinical Scientist Dr Elaine Cloutman-Green What we discuss with Dr Cloutman-Green: How her family members influenced her choice of a career in science, and how she studied zoology How she switched to microbiology and infection prevention and control Why working in a pediatric hospital is important to her How and why she started the Girly Microbiologist blog Why she de...

Today my guest is Olivia Gaskill What we discuss with Olivia: How she became interested in psychology Her Masters program in Neuroimaging for Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Her early interest in writing How she started working at The Pathologist How she learned the language of pathology Her promotion to Deputy Editor and some of her favorite projects The Pathology Grand Tour podcast and how i...